Union Celebrates Season, Presents Team Awards

Mar 10, 2010

SCOTIA, N.Y. – The 2009-10 Union College women's ice
hockey team was honored Tuesday night at the Glen Sanders Mansion
in Scotia. The event honored lone senior Jackie Koetteritz and her
teammates. Six awards were presented to six student-athletes.

Koetteritz was presented the George Morrison Most Valuable
Player award and the Hana Yamasita Coaches Award winner. Junior
Perri Maduri and sophomore Dania Simmonds were both presented the
Most Improved Player award, sophomore Kayleigh Melia received the
Unsung Hero award, freshman Alana Marcinko earned Rookie of the
Year and junior Elsa Perushek received the Ashley Kilstein
Community Service Award.

One of the two captains on the team, Koetteritz played all 34
contests this season, scoring four goals and one assist to combine
for five points. She also led the Dutchwomen in power-play goals
with three scored.

Both Maduri and Simmonds also played all 34 games this season.
Last season, Maduri posted one assist and this season she scored
one goal and four assists. Maduri scored the game-winning goal at
Brown on Jan. 16 to give the Dutchwomen their first ECAC Hockey win
in nearly five years. Simmonds also posted one assist last season
and this season she posted three assists.

Melia, who recorded an assist this season, earned the Unsung
Hero award for her involvement with team efforts, both on and off
the ice.

In her rookie campaign, Marcinko started 25 of her 26
appearances between the pipes. She finished the season with a .908
save percentage and a 3.14 goal-against average. Marcinko has
already become the first student-athlete to record the most
shutouts (three) since Union moved to the Division I level in the
2003-04 season.

Perushek was heavily involved in the community service program.
She has participated in numerous community events and made numerous
visits to elementary schools throughout the season.